Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-13
HEAD OF TABLE.
Chief Justice Waite, ~.

| II. A. Scudder 42 rs
Ex-COmmr Dent, 43 j. F. Head, 40
W. A. Cronut Garrick Mallery, 80
Melville EglestOn Prof. O. c. Marsh go
n. II. EgleStOn, 40 w. 8. Pttkin, SO
Francis Miller, so WIN. A. MelOy -
| II. C. HALLOWEEN, so H. T. Rodgers 66
l. II. Steiner (HOn.), go IA. d. Anderson, SO
Crosby 8. Moves p. v. DeGraw
| I: Edwards Clarke, '55 Col. F. A. seeley, 80
g. r. Blodgett, "a D. l. Huntington, IS
| d. X. Tyler, ga g. II. Wilcox, 80
E T. Carpenter, 20 G. E curtis, So
Ben1 Egin, SO George B. Miller 80
c. =. button, 80 James O. Rice, '82
J. b. Bradford, SO N. NJ. GOOdlett, SO
T. p. Dewey, rs j. A. Porter, rs
j. p. Iddings, IT H. K willard 10
Saml X. Warren, go Prof. C. w. Ely, 81
! Mr. Elliott, 's7 c. j. Hillyer, 80
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.
When the last course had been served Chief JUS
tice Waite In his function president OF the asso-
citation, arose and announced as the first toast Of
the evening ''The President" which was drunk by
all the guests standing.
PRESIDENT DwIGHT's ADDRESS.
The guest OF the evening, President Timothy
Dwight, was introduced by Chief Justice Waite.
President Dwight began his remarks by saying he
had come to Washington with peculiar feelings,
that he could scarcely describe but which did not
come from seeking an Office [Laqghterl He said
he felt very much like the Senator from OF the
western states who could not understand how he
ever got into the United States Senate He said he
understood he had the sympathy OF at least one
member OF the cabinet, the Secretary OF the Navy,
who would have placed one of the United States
ships at his command had it not been that he
came here IN an Indictment season. GLaughterl
President Dwight continued:
am reminded by my experience in connection
with my coming to Washington Of an incident
which occurred many years ago, when there was a
debating society at Yale college and we were en-
deavOring to furnish the room in the then new
alumni building which was TO be occupied by this
society. The Hon. Mr.. EvartS and some other hon.
orable gentlemen were appointed as committee
np and ~
the other end OF the committee. We communi-
Gated with certain gentlemen in various parts OF
the country asking II they would aid in this cause
the promotion OF which tended so much to the
prosperity OF the institution. Among others we
addressed graduate OF 1918, who lived In the
neighbOrhoOd OF Washington, asking him il he
would make a contribution Though was entirely
unknown TO him, being at the lower end OF the
committee, he wrote to me and said ''tiiye for a
debating society? By no means. The world is
perishing OF speech-making; we are dying OF talk
II you Will only ask for a contribution Tor deaf
and dumb institution will contribute with pleas
ure." 1t has been question in my mind for
| many years why he should have made such a
resOnse when his life had been passed In the neigh
borhoOd OF Washington. ILaughterl AS have
been passing from city to another for the last
few weeks have thought that IL that gentleman,
who ended his earthly career some years since
could return to this world and could understand
the state OF mind or man who had addressed eight
alumni meetings and was expected to address a
[Laughterl
But these are only remarks in passing, to account
LOT my being mere. Re .l't me to say that 1t Is
with extreme pleasure meet the graduates OF
Yale college in Washington; that meet so MANY
whom have known in former years. so many be-
tween whom and myself kindly friendship was
established years ago which has not been
either by them or by Inc. II is with the greatest
pleasure that enter upon my Office. would not
wish 10 hold IL were 1t not so. Were 1t known to
me that the graduates OF Yale college did not look
with kindly feeling upon me holding this Office
future In connection with the fact that had enc
tered II, should go home and lay 1t down to-mor-
row. But with wonderful good feeling they have re-
ceived me, and apparently there IS hope for the
university on every side fApplause] We at New
Haven are united as one man, and so far as am
able to judge the graduates in all Of cities
united as one man, in the earnest desire that the
university shall go forward. We are believers in a
new era, and look for greater things i'll the future
than we nave had In the past. am in the hear
test sympathy with every movement which is
forward, every movement from the past toward
the future. In that respect am part OF Young
Yale, though do not believe there is any division
between Young Yale and Old Yale when you come
| TO look at the matter In the right light. We are
all for Old Yale. 1t Is Old Yale that gained our
affections, that made us what we are: it is Old
Yale that we rejoice In and love. But we are all
for Young Yale In that we look forward that we
Yale was never intended to be buried in the past
but was intended TO reach out into and have q
E0rioIs s Ie In sne III d@t1Te Appiause Accord
to me, In the position in some respects OF leader
| in the movement forward, propose In union with
| other gentlemen who have the administration of
Yale college at the present time TO press forward
| toward the future; TO do all that we can. We
| shall have grand institution at Yale II we have
no means beyond those which the present Dives
| U.S. but IL We can have larger means and a Larger
opportunity is thereby afforded, can see no limit
to the progress and development OF Yale in the line
| OF the truest and highest education. GApniause !
| And though would not here or anywhere COM
pare Yale university with the other universities
| OF the country In way OF dshOnOrable rivalry /
| see no reason why Yale university may not stand
on an equality with any university in the country
and 10 us be better than any other as we are Ib,.
4 init,
| hope that almost Immediately after assumed the
duties OF my office proposed to the gentlemen OF
| the corporation To change the name from the old
name Yale college TO the new name Yale uniyer-
sty that Is, that this name should be placed upon
| the catalogues OF the institution and upon
/ all onlclal documents OF that institution not
/ affecting the corporate name which remains as
before, 'the President and Fellows OF Yale College
ea ssw bs cean na made sniS proposal and advo
| have something We had not had before in New
Haven = different institution, but because we
university in the true sense OF that word,
at least as we use it here in America
ties are found, where the various departments OF
learning are In successful progress and where
there is a union OF all lines Of study carried for
ward under common administration. That has
| been the fact for a number OF years past The
| time indeed arrived some fifteen years ago, when
1t seemed to me that 1t was desirable to make this
| change In name, setting before the world the
| claim the institution had a right to make; but
perhaps II was not wise TO do it fifteen years ago.
In the last nfteen years the new departments rs
well as the old college have been greatly strength
ened and have been placed on permanent fOunda-
lions; and there can no longer be any reason why
we should not name ourselves according to what
we are. But have not felt that this was the
| only reason for the change. II has seemed to me
| that we were likely to 20 forward
| with q common purpose and with u true
| unity II We gave ourselves this name in q
degree far beyond what We should II We kept the
OLD name which seemed To center us upon one de-
partment and make the other schools stand In a
certain outside position. had the curiosity last
evening TO look at the catalogue there at the time
| graduated, and again at the time when entered
upon my pr0feSSorship there, and to compare the
| number OF students at those times with the mum.
| Der now. l found when entered upon my pro
| fessorSlhlp In 1883 the academ:cal department. as
we called II. In the Old College, had within o very
| small number OF four times as many students as
all the outside departments taken together To
day the OUTSIDE departments have within six OF as
| many students as the academical department has
fhat TACT shows what growth there has been
While there has been q successful and Commend
able growth In the academic department. the ne
ures show what q great growth prOpOrttOnaIiy
there has been in the other schools Within thi.
time the great scientific school ut Yale mas grown
| rapidly. It's earliest beginning was at the com
| mencenent OF my sophomore year In 1916: but
since became professor IL has grown up from the
| small company then there into college by
l Itself larger than most OF the colleges IL
the country. IL has at present two hundred
and seventy-nine Students and let me sa,
mere that there IL no more successful anf
honorable body OF men that have ever known